I roared, thunderous and feral.
Bird needed me.
A whimper from her wolf!
Was she hurt?
Fuck!
I had to get to her.
The direworg was on me, snarling, ripping.
It was a big one.
Stronger than usual.
I grabbed its neck, wrenching it free from my arm.
It snapped and clawed, but I caught its spine, twisting hard untilit cracked.
Body went limp.
I ran for Crane.
She was still fighting the other one, fur slick with blood.
I yanked the beast off her just as she found its neck, biting deep into the artery.
She jerked her head, and blood spurted.
The creature screamed, high and shrill, before going limp.
I tried to pull it away, but her wolf refused to let go.
She growled, possessive, tugging back on the corpse.
I dropped the dead direworg to the ground and let her feed.
She tore into it.
Ravenous.
Only stopped to growl when the rest of the unit arrived.
Talon circled her, speaking through their bond.
She snarled at him when he got too close to her kill.
Didn’t like to share.
He gave up and went to the other corpse, tearing it open.
“What happened, Killian? We all felt Rowan's fear.” Cade barked.
Direworgs attacked. Crane shifted. Attacked them,I signedwith blood-soaked fingers.
I didn’t tell him I almost got her killed.
